diff --git a/app/test/test_link_bonding.c b/app/test/test_link_bonding.c
index db5b180..214d2a2 100644
--- a/app/test/test_link_bonding.c
+++ b/app/test/test_link_bonding.c
@@ -788,7 +788,10 @@ test_set_bonding_mode(void)
 	int bonding_modes[] = { BONDING_MODE_ROUND_ROBIN,
 							BONDING_MODE_ACTIVE_BACKUP,
 							BONDING_MODE_BALANCE,
-							BONDING_MODE_BROADCAST };
+#ifdef RTE_MBUF_REFCNT
+							BONDING_MODE_BROADCAST
+#endif
+							};
 
 	/* Test supported link bonding modes */
 	for (i = 0; i < (int)RTE_DIM(bonding_modes);	i++) {
@@ -3227,6 +3230,7 @@ test_balance_verify_slave_link_status_change_behaviour(void)
 	return remove_slaves_and_stop_bonded_device();
 }
 
+#ifdef RTE_MBUF_REFCNT
 /** Broadcast Mode Tests */
 
 static int
@@ -3704,6 +3708,7 @@ test_broadcast_verify_slave_link_status_change_behaviour(void)
 	/* Clean up and remove slaves from bonded device */
 	return remove_slaves_and_stop_bonded_device();
 }
+#endif
 
 static int
 test_reconfigure_bonded_device(void)
@@ -3797,11 +3802,13 @@ static struct unit_test_suite link_bonding_test_suite  = {
 		TEST_CASE(test_balance_verify_promiscuous_enable_disable),
 		TEST_CASE(test_balance_verify_mac_assignment),
 		TEST_CASE(test_balance_verify_slave_link_status_change_behaviour),
+#ifdef RTE_MBUF_REFCNT
 		TEST_CASE(test_broadcast_tx_burst),
 		TEST_CASE(test_broadcast_rx_burst),
 		TEST_CASE(test_broadcast_verify_promiscuous_enable_disable),
 		TEST_CASE(test_broadcast_verify_mac_assignment),
 		TEST_CASE(test_broadcast_verify_slave_link_status_change_behaviour),
+#endif
 		TEST_CASE(test_reconfigure_bonded_device),
 		TEST_CASE(test_close_bonded_device),
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_bond/rte_eth_bond.h b/lib/librte_pmd_bond/rte_eth_bond.h
index bd59780..344ca1e 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_bond/rte_eth_bond.h
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_bond/rte_eth_bond.h
@@ -71,11 +71,12 @@ extern "C" {
  * slaves using one of three available transmit policies - l2, l2+3 or l3+4.
  * See BALANCE_XMIT_POLICY macros definitions for further details on transmit
  * policies. */
+#ifdef RTE_MBUF_REFCNT
 #define BONDING_MODE_BROADCAST			(3)
 /**< Broadcast (Mode 3).
  * In this mode all transmitted packets will be transmitted on all available
  * active slaves of the bonded. */
-
+#endif
 /* Balance Mode Transmit Policies */
 #define BALANCE_XMIT_POLICY_LAYER2		(0)
 /**< Layer 2 (Ethernet MAC) */
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_bond/rte_eth_bond_args.c b/lib/librte_pmd_bond/rte_eth_bond_args.c
index 11d9816..05a2b07 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_bond/rte_eth_bond_args.c
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_bond/rte_eth_bond_args.c
@@ -169,7 +169,9 @@ bond_ethdev_parse_slave_mode_kvarg(const char *key __rte_unused,
 	case BONDING_MODE_ROUND_ROBIN:
 	case BONDING_MODE_ACTIVE_BACKUP:
 	case BONDING_MODE_BALANCE:
+#ifdef RTE_MBUF_REFCNT
 	case BONDING_MODE_BROADCAST:
+#endif
 		return 0;
 	default:
 		return -1;
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_bond/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c b/lib/librte_pmd_bond/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
index 08d3b5f..147028b 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_bond/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_bond/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ bond_ethdev_rx_burst(void *queue, struct rte_mbuf **bufs, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 
 	switch (internals->mode) {
 	case BONDING_MODE_ROUND_ROBIN:
+#ifdef RTE_MBUF_REFCNT
 	case BONDING_MODE_BROADCAST:
+#endif
 	case BONDING_MODE_BALANCE:
 		for (i = 0; i < internals->active_slave_count && nb_pkts; i++) {
 			/* Offset of pointer to *bufs increases as packets are received
@@ -318,6 +320,7 @@ bond_ethdev_tx_balance(void *queue, struct rte_mbuf **bufs, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 	return num_tx_total;
 }
 
+#ifdef RTE_MBUF_REFCNT
 static uint16_t
 bond_ethdev_tx_burst_broadcast(void *queue, struct rte_mbuf **bufs,
 		uint16_t nb_pkts)
@@ -355,6 +358,7 @@ bond_ethdev_tx_burst_broadcast(void *queue, struct rte_mbuf **bufs,
 
 	return num_tx_total;
 }
+#endif
 
 void
 link_properties_set(struct rte_eth_dev *bonded_eth_dev,
@@ -431,7 +435,9 @@ mac_address_slaves_update(struct rte_eth_dev *bonded_eth_dev)
 	switch (internals->mode) {
 	case BONDING_MODE_ROUND_ROBIN:
 	case BONDING_MODE_BALANCE:
+#ifdef RTE_MBUF_REFCNT
 	case BONDING_MODE_BROADCAST:
+#endif
 		for (i = 0; i < internals->slave_count; i++) {
 			if (mac_address_set(&rte_eth_devices[internals->slaves[i]],
 					bonded_eth_dev->data->mac_addrs)) {
@@ -488,9 +494,11 @@ bond_ethdev_mode_set(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, int mode)
 	case BONDING_MODE_BALANCE:
 		eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = bond_ethdev_tx_balance;
 		break;
+#ifdef RTE_MBUF_REFCNT
 	case BONDING_MODE_BROADCAST:
 		eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = bond_ethdev_tx_burst_broadcast;
 		break;
+#endif
 	default:
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -874,7 +882,9 @@ bond_ethdev_promiscuous_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	/* Promiscuous mode is propagated to all slaves */
 	case BONDING_MODE_ROUND_ROBIN:
 	case BONDING_MODE_BALANCE:
+#ifdef RTE_MBUF_REFCNT
 	case BONDING_MODE_BROADCAST:
+#endif
 		for (i = 0; i < internals->slave_count; i++)
 			rte_eth_promiscuous_enable(internals->slaves[i]);
 		break;
@@ -898,7 +908,9 @@ bond_ethdev_promiscuous_disable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	/* Promiscuous mode is propagated to all slaves */
 	case BONDING_MODE_ROUND_ROBIN:
 	case BONDING_MODE_BALANCE:
+#ifdef RTE_MBUF_REFCNT
 	case BONDING_MODE_BROADCAST:
+#endif
 		for (i = 0; i < internals->slave_count; i++)
 			rte_eth_promiscuous_disable(internals->slaves[i]);
 		break;
